Bhubaneswar: Nearly one in eight mothers in Bhubaneswar suffers from postpartum depression, with C-section deliveries and shorter breastfeeding periods emerging as key risk factors, a new study has found.The study, published in the March-April issue of the Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health journal, underlines the need to integrate mental health screening with routine postnatal and…
Bhubaneswar: Schools and anganwadi centres in Cuttack will remain closed for three days from Tuesday in the wake of prevailing heatwave. All colleges, both govt and private, will also remain closed during this period. Notifying this on Monday, Cuttack district administration said all govt, govt-aided and private schools, besides anganwadi centres will remain closed from…
Bhubaneswar: AIIMS Bhubaneswar carried out its first deceased donor liver transplant earlier this month, ahead of World Liver Day, after the family of a homoeopathic doctor agreed to donate her organs following brain stem death.Radha Parhi, a homoeopathic medical officer from Bhadrak district, expressed her wish to donate her organs even though she had been…
Berhampur: A Plus II first year science student of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV), Tudipaju, in Kandhamal district was found hanging in his hostel room on Monday. The deceased was identified as Gokul Kanhar (18), son of Suresh Kanhar, of Titeripala village under Tumudibandh police station limits, said police. After the arrival of his parents, he…
Bhubaneswar: As Census enumeration gathers pace, members of the transgender community find themselves in a paradox.The ongoing Census allows individuals to self-identify as ‘transgender’ without the need for documentary proof, marking a step towards more inclusive data collection. However, on the ground, a significant section of the community still lacks official transgender identity cards issued…
Passengers at Biju Patnaik International Airport Bhubaneswar: Domestic air connectivity, which is down from 28 to 18 destinations now at Biju Patnaik International Airport here, is expected to normalise in Aug, as at least six of the 10 places dropped from the roster is likely to be reconnected, with Air India’s low-cost arm carrier Air…
The 143-year-old British-era building housing St Xavier’s High School Cuttack: Orissa high court has expressed serious concern over the condition of a British-era building on Mission Road in Cuttack, currently housing St Xavier’s High School since January.A division bench comprising Justices K R Mohapatra and V Narasingh raised the issue after examining a report submitted…
Bhubaneswar: The sacred construction of wooden chariots for the annual Rath Yatra, scheduled on July 16, commenced on Akshaya Tritiya in Puri on Monday.Sacred logs were ceremonially placed at the Ratha Khala — the designated worksite near the Jagannath temple — where the chariot-making started. Amid the chanting of hymns, conch blowing, and drumbeats, the…
Bhubaneswar: Accusing the Congress of blocking enhanced political representation for women in Parliament and state assemblies, chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday said those claiming victory should remember that this reflects the arrogance and short-sightedness of Congress.Addressing a press conference here, Majhi said women demonstrated excellence across sectors and constituted nearly half of India’s…
Berhampur: Forest officials on Sunday recovered the carcass of a 10-year-old male blackbuck, suspected to be hit by an unknown vehicle, near Bajrakota on Bhetanai-Badakholi road under Ganjam district’s Aska forest range office.“The carcass was buried after conducting post-mortem,” said Pramod Kumar Panda, range officer, Aska. He said they were trying to identify the vehicle…
